CDM PD Specialist

Job Description

Who we are:Avove is a new, independent utilities infrastructure business, formed from the utilities division of leading infrastructure services company.We design, build, and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.We are proud to work in partnership with our clients, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power.What we can offer:We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

Responsibilities:

• Acting as a point of contact for all aspects of health and safety and CDM compliance.
• Applying CDM and H&S knowledge to ensure compliance and positive CDM outcomes.
• Ensuring that Avovecomplies with the responsibilities of the Principal Designer under the CDM 2015 Regulations.
• Establishing and being directly responsible for a small team of PD’s operating across the business. This will likely require a blend of a small number of dedicated PD’s yet to be appointed supplemented by existing internal PD’s who will be made availableby agreement with their respective line managers on a project-by-project basis
• Assessment of internal PD competence and provision of training to plug any gaps
• Day to day assistance to PDs as required.
• Developing a robust/flexible CDM process appropriate to the differing workstreams within Avove.
• Preparing CDM documentation, pre-construction information and health and safety plans and files
• Attending regular design team/ project team meetings & contributing on health & safety aspects.
• Visiting sites and carrying out appraisals to establish existing hazards and site restrictions
• Carrying out reviews and audits with the design and construction teams and co-ordinating health and safety matters
• Ensuring that designers have established safe methods for construction of unusual or complex designs and making this available as part of the pre-construction information
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating, and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationshipsOrganising and chairing CDM workshops where applicable
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with others within the Avove HSEQ teams and contribute to working initiatives where required, where value can be added

Skills & Experience:

• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 Regulations.
• Minimum of 5 years PD experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate or Construction Certificate or working towards is desirable but not essential.
• IOSH Membership desirable (minimum Associate’ level)
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to build good working relationships
• Strong organisational and time management skills in the delivery of the services for multiple projects at any one time.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders.
• Keen to further oneself professionally (CPD).
• Delivery of work outputs to time, cost and quality.
• Commitment, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic.
• Strong IT capabilities including working experience of Microsoft Office & TEAMS.
• Utility industry experience is desirable but not essential.
• Full driving license and your own vehicle.

Our main value is to "Move Life Forward" and we are committed to developing our colleagues and encouraging personal growth, in conjunction with a flexible working approach so everyone can thrive in an inclusive and open environment.